https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 23 Apr 2026 01:24:08 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-need-to-supplement-but-baby-refuses-bottle#post-1885066 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 22:26:20 +0000 BabyTsMom 1885066@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Jess1483: thanks for all the suggestions! Lol about the shot glass! I'm not familiar with high lipase, but I'll look it up....<br /> I am starting to worry that he won't take formula as well! Do you have any suggestions for that? I know some people mix bm with formula..... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-need-to-supplement-but-baby-refuses-bottle#post-1884832 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 17:13:39 +0000 mrs. tictactoe 1884832@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a friend who gave her daughter sippy cups of breastmilk at 4 months because her daughter wouldn't take a bottle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-need-to-supplement-but-baby-refuses-bottle#post-1884830 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 17:10:55 +0000 Jess1483 1884830@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I remembered another!</p> <p>We finally skipped straight to taking short drinks out of what was basically a shot glass. He was simply not going to suck to get BM if it wasn't from Mama! But he'd accept us pouring it. Hopefully only temporary (again), but a way to introduce. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-need-to-supplement-but-baby-refuses-bottle#post-1884824 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 17:05:19 +0000 Jess1483 1884824@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can't imagine that she'll take a bottle of formula if she won't take a bottle of breast milk.</p> <p>My little guy wouldn't take a bottle (due to high lipase, but I didn't know it at the time). We tried various things with different rates of success:<br /> 1. Give the bottle in the bath<br /> 2. Try replicating your presence (though this is unlikely to work, since she won't take a bottle from you). Alternatively, make it very different from when you feed her (sit somewhere else, use a different position, etc.)<br /> 3. Distract. For awhile, my guy would only eat solids if we were outside. Luckily, it was spring!<br /> 4. Check to make sure your milk tastes ok, especially after it's been stored. If it doesn't, google "high lipase" or PM me.<br /> 5. Try putting baby in the car seat to feed (hopefully just temporarily).</p> <p>I tried all the bottles, but that def wasn't our issue, and I've rarely heard of a different bottle making all that much difference. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-need-to-supplement-but-baby-refuses-bottle#post-1884821 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 17:00:06 +0000 autumnlove 1884821@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO 1 only drank warm milk (borderline hot) from bottles! We tried lots of brands but she did the best with Mam bottles. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-need-to-supplement-but-baby-refuses-bottle#post-1884816 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 16:56:00 +0000 anandam 1884816@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO only takes it when distracted. DH puts him in the Ergo, goes for a walk down a busy, noisy street, and kind of sneak attacks him with it so he's eating before he realizes what's going on. And it doesn't work if I'm anywhere nearby! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-need-to-supplement-but-baby-refuses-bottle#post-1883623 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 22:51:13 +0000 BabyTsMom 1883623@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 4.5 month old is ebf. He gets bottles of breast milk when I'm at work part-time, but only my mom is successful in getting him to take a bottle! My husband, me and the babysitter have all tried and failed. I am probably going to have to supplement soon, and I am worried that he won't eat as much as he needs, because he doesn't want to take the bottle!</p> <p>We currently use Dr Brown's bottles. I've tried Born free and I have Avent but haven't tried it yet. I know every baby's preference is different, but does anyone have any tips or ideas as to how I can get baby to take the bottle? My husband says hat he'll take the bottle when he's hungry enough. :bummed: does it have to get to that point where he's so hungry hat he has no choice? I just feel kind of bad about that! But I also know that he's so far refused the bottle too many times...... </p>